The electric tram slid quietly through the frozen streets of Dresden, Germany, from my hotel near the train station down toward the slow curve of the River Elbe. Impatient, I wished that it could ...

The Striezelmarkt in Dresden, Germany, ... The Christmas Market on the Neumarkt (November 27 to January 5), and the Dresden Winter Lights Markets (November 28 to December 23). ...

Dresden Christmas market is the oldest in Germany, founded in 1434, and is one of the first genuine Christmas markets in the world. It boasts more than 200 stands, attracts an astonishing three ...

Tradtional wood toy figures are sold at the Alexanderplatz Christmas Market in Berlin, Germany. With visions of twinkling lights and sugarplums dancing in my head, I left California in early ...

The city of Dresden claims Germany’s oldest Christmas market, Dresdner Striezelmarkt, dating back to 1434. In that year, the Saxony Prince, Friedrich II, allowed the permanent establishment of a ...

With traditional markets groaning with festive food and crafts, the beautiful German city of Dresden has been going all-out for Christmas since the 15th century and is now a hive of holiday cheer.

After visiting close to 20 of the best Christmas markets in Europe, I’m often asked about the best Christmas markets in Germany for kids. There are endless choices, and each one offers something ...

Dresden's Strietzelmarkt, the oldest Christmas market in Germany, was first held in 1434. In Strasbourg , in the Alsace region of France, the country's oldest Christmas market has operated ...

For something that is more intimate while offering a true taste of the quintissential German market, head to Goslar in central Germany. Christmas there is a more humble affair than in other German ...